Step 3: Now let's draw the legs on the top left side as shown in the picture. The Crab Spider has long legs with points at the end. They also do not make webs like other spiders do. Instead, they jump on their prey and poison them.

Interesting Facts about Crab Spiders

A Crab Spider got its name because it walks side to side like a crab. They are found all over the world and are most often found in gardens. Crab Spiders are normally brown, but they can be grey. These spiders don’t build webs; they jump on their prey and poison them. The female is much bigger than the male; she can grow to 8 millimeters, while the male only grows to 5. During mating season a male has to trap a female to mate. It he doesn’t, she’ll eat him.

Did you know?

There are 360 species of a Crab Spider.

No Crab Spiders have ever been reported in South America.

Crab Spiders are mostly seen during March – August.

The spiders front legs do look like crab claws.

There are two species of common Crab Spider. The only way to see the difference is to look at them under a microscope.

Activity: For those days that the kids just won’t settle down try a Spider Crab Race. Find a suitable place to have a foot race and tell the kids they have move side to side. Make them do laps if necessary, but it will help burn off that extra energy.